Clergy news
Gravatt Sunday coming up February 7
At the 87th Diocesan Convention last October delegates passed a
Standing Resolution declaring that "the first Sunday in February be
designated 'Gravatt Sunday' and that Diocesan congregations celebrate by
educating individuals about Gravatt’s ministry and encouraging
individuals to support Gravatt’s ministry through prayer and special
offering."
Read a letter from Gravatt executive director Lauri Yeargin with lots of info and ideas for celebrating Gravatt Sunday.
World Mission Sunday is February 14
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Recognizing
God’s creation as a sacred place, the focus for 2010 World Mission
Sunday, celebrated on Sunday, February 14, will be World Mission & The
Environment. World Mission Sunday is an opportunity for congregations
and dioceses to participate in the wider global mission of the Church,
Spend this day learning about companion diocese relationships,
parish-to-parish links, and mission networks and societies. Share
stories of Episcopal
missionaries, past and present, and brainstorm
ways you can get involved in our worldwide mission
efforts.
Get more information
on World Mission Sunday. Download World Mission Sunday bulletin inserts.
ERD Sunday, first Sunday in Lent, February 21
By Standing
Resolution of the Diocese, and in concert with the custom of the
Episcopal Church, the first Sunday in Lent has been designated as
Episcopal Relief & Development Sunday. Congregations and individuals are
encouraged to support Episcopal Relief & Development's life-saving work
through prayer and a special offering that will help heal a hurting
world.
Learn more about ERD and ERD Sunday and find resources (including a bulletin insert) for celebrating ERD Sunday at www.er-d.org/erdsunday/.
The DUSC clergy directory wants you!
In preparation for the arrival of Bishop-elect Waldo, we are putting together a clergy photo directory. The directory will contain contact information, parochial assignment, and a picture of each clergy person in Upper South Carolina. This will help the bishop-elect put names with faces in his first few months here. We are requesting you submit a headshot to use for this directory. (You can use your picture from your church directory.) If you do not have one, don’t fret. There will be an opportunity at upcoming clergy retreats to have your picture taken. You may submit an electronic or hard copy of your photo. Please send your picture to Bethany Human, 1115 Marion Street, Columbia, SC 29201. All printed pictures will be returned once they are scanned and put in the database. If you have any questions about the directory, please contact Bethany Human, 803.771.7800 x 19.This is also the perfect opportunity to update your contact information. Click here to submit your updated information. Not sure your have updated your information? Click here to look in the most recent clergy directory.
A note on visitations
The tentative schedule of bishop's visitations for 2010 is
online.
If a church that Bishop-Elect Waldo is visiting wants to trade dates
with another church, the clergy or senior warden must follow the
procedure listed below:
* --Contact Jane Goldsmith, jgoldsmith@edusc.org, to see if the change
will work for Bishop-Elect Waldo’s calendar.
* --Trade dates only with churches on the Bishop-Elect’s schedule.
* --Contact the other church to see if they are willing to switch with
you.
Please be aware that some of Bishop-Elect Waldo’s visitations have been
set in conjunction with other commitments he has in the area at the same
time. It is not always possible to change visitation dates.
If a church is not scheduled during a year for a visitation with
Bishop-Elect Waldo or with one of the assisting bishops, the clergy or senior warden may contact Bishop
Charles Duvall, cfdbish8101@aol.com, Bishop Rogers Harris,
rogers795@bellsouth.net,
or Bishop Donald Hultstrand, dhultstrand@ccgsc.org, to schedule a
visitation at the church’s expense. The cost for a visitation is $550, inclusive of travel.
If you wish to take your confirmands to a neighboring church, please
make arrangements with the clergy person there and notify Jane so that a
confirmation form can be sent.
If you would like to schedule a visitation with a bishop not listed,
please contact Jane Goldsmith. A visiting bishop cannot preside in the
diocese without the permission of the diocesan bishop. In the absence of
a diocesan bishop, The Standing Committee acts as the Ecclesiastical
Authority of the diocese, and its consent must be obtained. The
Bishop-Elect should not be contacted with regard to these matters until
after he has been Consecrated. Jane will contact the Standing Committee
on your behalf.
When any change to the visitation schedule has been made, please make
sure that Jane has all of the information so that the calendar can be
correct and a visitation form can be mailed to the church.
Attention parochial clergy!
Parish and mission officers form online. Please complete by February 15!
Please submit the names of your parish and mission officers for 2010 using this online form. This information will be used to update the diocesan database, contact lists, and to compile the diocesan journal.
Once you have submitted names for junior warden, senior warden, and treasurer, you will be prompted to submit the information for your Christian Education, Youth Ministry, Communications, and Office Administration contact person(s).
Please submit this form by February 15. If you have difficulty completing the form, please contact Bethany Human, 803.771.7800, ext. 19.
Calendar
| February 7 | Gravatt Sunday Gravatt Convocation meeting Reedy River Convocation meeting |
| February 8-10 | Clergy pre-Lenten retreat, Lake Logan, NC |
| February 9 | Catawba clericus meeting, Harmony House, noon |
| February 13 | ECW Convention, York Place |
| February 14 | World Mission Sunday Midlands Convocation meetingeeting Catawba Convocation meeting |
| February 21 | ERD Sunday Piedmont Convocation meeting |
| March 4 | Fresh Start, All Saints', Clinton, 9:30 a.m. |
| March 9 | Catawba clericus, Harmony House, noon |
| March 12-144 | Happening #63 |
| April 2 | Good Friday offering to the Church in Jerusalem |
| April 11 | Reedy River Convocation meeting, location TBD Catawba Convocation meeting, location TBD |
| April 12 | Catawba clericus meeting, Harmony House, noon |
| April 9-11 | Vocare #5, Gravatt |
| April 15 | Fresh Start, All Saints', Clinton |
| April 18 | Gravatt Convocation meeting, location TBD Midlands Convocation meeting, location TBD |
| April 23-25 | Jr. High Spring Retreat |
| April 25 | Piedmont Convocation meeting, location TBD |
| May 6 | Fresh Start, All Saints', Clinton |
| May 8 | Mother's Day Offering (to Still Hopes and Finlay House) |
| May 11 | Catawba clericus, Harmony House, noon |
| May 22 | Consecration of the 8th Bishop of Upper SC, Christ Church, Greenville |